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Press release No. 144 of 12 April 2023 Vocational training in the dual system: number of new apprenticeship contracts slightly up in 2022
468,900 people in Germany concluded a new apprenticeship contract within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school) in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of 0.6% compared with the previous year …
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Press release No. 134 of 4 April 2023 Fewer new apprenticeship contracts in long-term care in 2022
A total of 146,500 apprentices were training to become generalist nurses at the end of 2022, according to first provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). 52,300 of these apprentices had signed their apprenticeship contract in …
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Press release No. N 020 of 23 March 2023 Short-distance transport: Proportion of the 55 plus age group among bus and tram drivers above average
Smoothly running short-distance transport is crucial for the envisaged transformation of mobility. This requires bus and tram drivers especially for the introduction of the Germany ticket in public short-distance passenger transport. However, many of …
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Press release No. N 016 of 13 March 2023 Food and beverage services: number of employees still considerably lower in 2022 than before the Covid-19 crisis
The food and beverage services sector lost many of their staff in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of employees increased in 2022 but was still markedly lower than in the pre-Covid year of 2019. Last year, 12.5% more people were employed …
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Press release No. 391 of 15 September 2022 Foreign professional qualifications: recognition up 5% in 2021
The number of professional qualifications obtained abroad and recognised in Germany rose also in 2021. The increase was again smaller, however, than in the years 2016 to 2019. In the whole of Germany, 46,900 professional qualifications acquired in a …
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Press release No. 363 of 30 August 2022 Vocational training in the dual system: number of new apprenticeship contracts remained at a historically low level in 2021
The number of new apprenticeship contracts remained at a historically low level in 2021. A total of 466,200 new apprenticeship contracts were concluded within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. N 047 of 27 July 2022 Heating and plumbing: number of persons in employment down 9% within ten years
Demand for heat pumps and solar thermal systems has further increased since war broke out in Ukraine. Highly qualified professionals are indispensable for installing and maintaining such equipment and systems. The Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. 314 of 26 July 2022 Apprenticeships in long-term care, 2021: 5% more new apprenticeship contracts than in the previous year
For two years, there has been a new vocational training occupation in Germany. Apprentices can train to become generalist nurses entitled to work in geriatric, paediatric and nursing care.The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that …
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Press release No. N 023 of 4 May 2022 Truck traffic: one third of all professional drivers are aged 55 or over
The current shortage of supplies and the problems regarding global supply chains have drawn the attention to the importance professional drivers have for keeping the economy running – about three quarters of the transport performance in freight …
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Press release No. 165 of 13 April 2022 Number of new apprenticeship contracts slightly above the previous year's level
Roughly 467,100 people in Germany concluded a new apprenticeship contract within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school) in 2021. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was an increase of 0.3% from …
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Press release No. 135 of 29 March 2022 105,000 apprentices training to become generalist nurses in 2021
For two years, there has been a new vocational training occupation in Germany. Apprentices can train to become generalist nurses entitled to work in geriatric, paediatric and nursing care. Their number totalled 105,006 on reference date 31 December …
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Press release No. N 001 of 14 January 2022 Covid-19 crisis: number of people employed in the restaurant industry markedly down
The measures taken to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have hit the restaurant industry particularly hard – with consequences for the jobs in that branch. The number of persons employed in the period from January to October 2021 was by 11.6% lower than …
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Press release No. 400 of 24 August 2021 Foreign professional qualifications: recognition up 5% in 2020
In the whole of Germany, 44,800 professional qualifications acquired in a foreign country were recognised in 2020 as fully or partially equivalent to the relevant qualifications obtained in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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Press release No. 379 of 11 August 2021 Vocational training in the dual system: historic decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts in 2020
The corona crisis has resulted in an unprecedented decline in the number of new apprenticeship contracts. A total of just 465,700 people in Germany concluded new apprenticeship contracts within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school) in 2020. …
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Press release No. 356 of 27 July 2021 New occupation: 53,610 apprentices training to become nurses (generalists) at the end of 2020
After a new vocational training occupation was introduced at the beginning of 2020, apprentices in Germany can become generalist nurses entitled to work in geriatric, paediatric and nursing care. First numbers of apprentices are available now. As …
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Press release No. 187 of 14 April 2021 Number of new apprenticeship contracts down by 9.4% in 2020
Roughly 465,200 people in Germany concluded a new apprenticeship contract within the dual system (enterprise/vocational school) in 2020. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of new apprenticeship …
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Press release No. N 070 of 28 October 2020 Increasing interest in nursing care occupations: 71,300 people started an apprenticeship training in 2019
Now that the current collective bargaining process in the public sector has been completed, nursing staff can be expected to get more money and a “corona bonus”. The working conditions in (geriatric) nursing, namely the high burden involved and the …
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Press release No. 327 of 26 August 2020 15.500 foreign professional qualifications in health and nursing care were recognised in 2019
In the whole of Germany, 42,500 professional qualifications acquired in a foreign country were recognised in 2019 as fully or partially equivalent to the relevant qualifications obtained in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 304 of 12 August 2020 Vocational education and training: 513,300 new apprenticeship contracts in 2019
A total of 513,300 people concluded a new apprenticeship contract in 2019. According to final results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a decline of 8,600, or 1.6%, compared with the previous year. The temporary increase in new …
